7 insights and perspectives about Asean

This new video presents 7 insights and perspectives that make ASEAN one of the most dynamic and competitive region in the world. Through a beautiful animation, the current and projected population and economy of ASEAN demonstrate the attractiveness of the Association of South-East Asian Nations.

Important insights about ASEAN

If it were a single country, the combined land areas of ASEAN would make it the 7th largest country in the world

ASEAN is on its way to becoming the 4th largest economy by 2050

ASEAN is more populated than Europe, with the world’s 3rd largest labor force

67 million ASEAN households are currently in the consuming class; it could double to 125 million by 2025

Total ASEAN Facebook users make it the world’s 2nd largest Facebook community

Inter-ASEAN trade is less than 50% that of North-American Free-Trage Agreement – NAFTA – or the European Union – EU. The ASEAN Economic Community – AEC – aims at developing trade, by freeing the movement of: Goods & Services, Skilled Labor, Capital

ASEAN hosts 227 of the world companies with more than 1 Billion USD in revenues, which is only 3% of the world’s total

ASEAN governments’ debt is under 47% of GDP, well below the UK or the US

ASEAN is the world’s 4th largest exporting region, behind the EU, US and China

Income differences between ASEAN member states are 7 times higher than the EU’s

ASEAN aims at creating jobs, prosperity and a single production base to become more than just the sums of its 10 members